Man who raped, impregnated minor gets 9 years, five strokes of cane

Borneo Post

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KUCHING (Aug 19): A 22-year-old fisherman was sentenced by the Sessions Court here today to nine years in prison and five strokes of the cane for raping a minor who went on to deliver a baby girl.
Judge Zuraidah Zakaria meted out the sentence after the accused changed his plea to guilty to a charge under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, and ordered him to undergo counselling during his imprisonment, as well as two years of police supervision upon release.
The accused committed the offence in the bathroom of a rented room at Jalan Pending here on Jan 3, 2022.
At the time, he was aged 19 while the victim was 15.
According to the facts of the case, the victim and her younger sister were taken by their cousin to the rented room to collect some belongings, travelling in a car together with the accused and another man.
Upon arrival, the cousin bought 'nasi lemak' for the victim and her sister, and after the meal, the victim left to look for water to drink as there was none in the room.
When she returned, she began to feel dizzy and while in a semi-conscious state, discovered that her trousers had been removed by the accused.
She later realised that he had engaged in sexual intercourse with her, and noticed physical traces of the act.
On April 26, 2022, the victim informed her mother that she was pregnant, leading to her mother filing a police report that led to the arrest of the accused.
The victim gave birth on Aug 26, with results of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test conclusively proving the accused was the biological father of the child, recording a 99.99 per cent match.
Prosecuting was deputy public prosecutor Mohd Fadzri Azham Zainudin, while the accused was represented by lawyer Christopher Bada.